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Foundation and early years. The airline was established in December 1986 and began operations in March 1988. It was set up as a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines and Viajes Marsans, and began operations with European charters.
Sep 12, 2023 · Established in December 1986 as a charter airline, Spanair was a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and package tour operator Viajes Marsans. Based at Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), Spanair launched operations in 1988 with European charters and long-haul flights to the United States, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.
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May 7, 2024 · Spanair; IATA JK: ICAO JKK: Callsign SPANAIR: Country: Spain: Founded: Dec 1986: Started Operations: Mar 1988: Ceased operations: 27 Jan 2012 : Base / Main Hub: Barcelona El Prat (BCN / LEBL) Bases: Madrid Barajas (MAD / LEMD) Palma De Mallorca Son Sant Joan (PMI / LEPA) Tenerife Norte (Los Rodeos) (TFN / GCXO) Official Site: spanair.com
Founded: December 1986; 37 years ago () Commenced operations: March 1988; 36 years ago () Ceased operations: 27 January 2012; 12 years ago () Hubs: Barcelona: Focus cities
Spanair was a Spanish airline based in Barcelona. Originally founded in 1986 as a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines and a group of private investors, Spanair became a member of the Star Alliance in 2003 and in 2009 became majority owned by the Catalan Government.
1986 Spanair is founded. 1987 SAS cofounds the Amadeus Computerised Reservation System (also known as GDS ). 1989 SAS International Hotels owns 40% of Intercontinental Hotels Group.
Jan 30, 2012 · The fact is that Spanair was fighting an uphill battle from the very start (by "start" I refer to the date when Spanair was acquired and re-founded by a consortium of government-back Catalan institutions after its near bankruptcy in 2008):
